Clinical Specialty Processing Pharmacist

Walgreens • Canton, MI

1d • $126,672 - $154,856 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Specialty Pharmacist is an on-site, non-patient-facing member of the Processing Pharmacist Team. The team reviews and verifies specialty medication orders upstream and supports the dispensing of specialty medications. It also supports health care providers through prescription-related calls, including transcribing verbal medication orders and assisting with clinical or prescription clarifications. The role contributes to front-end clinical processes and back-end dispensing to help ensure safe, accurate, and appropriate medication therapy. Working within a large clinical pharmacist team, the pharmacist provides high-quality pharmaceutical services and maintains compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a pharmacist degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Current pharmacist license granted by the appropriate state licensing authority.
• Experience performing prescription dispensing activities and a strong working knowledge of applicable state and federal controlled substance laws.
• Two years of work experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting service quality standards and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, coach, and provide feedback to team members.

Nice To Haves

• One year of work experience as a practicing pharmacist in a call center, mail service, long-term care, or specialty pharmacy setting.
• Strong attention to accuracy, detail, and quality, with proven problem-solving skills.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient records and charts, including initial patient assessments, medication profiles, care plans, initial patient notes, and continuing progress notes.
• Review and supervise pharmacy technicians’ work across prescription processing, mixing and compounding, labeling, packaging, and claim submission for prescriptions, pharmaceuticals, and supplies.
• Provide patient counseling in accordance with clinical program protocols and REMS requirements; document interactions with patients and prescribers in the appropriate systems; and answer questions about drug interactions, side effects, dosage, administration, and storage of prescriptions and supplies.
• Review patient demographics and prescriptions to assess appropriate therapy and dose accuracy, and determine formulas, ingredients, medications, and administration supplies needed for optimal outcomes.
• Process, prepare, fill, and compound medications using standard formulas and processes, including weighing, measuring, mixing ingredients, and sterile aseptic preparation of IV solutions where applicable.
• Follow established procedures for the security of controlled substances, prescriptions, and supplies; disposal of hazardous waste; security and disposal of aseptic compounding materials; and quality assurance where applicable.
• Participate in coordinating care to meet patient outcomes and goals, including initial referrals, medication review and selection, assessment of medication delivery systems, coordinated care conferences, patient care plans, compliance programs, and patient discharge from services.
• Perform other responsibilities as judgment or necessity dictate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time